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@nitrati tait# glatte/nt @frn CHARLES O; Rl'lGHIEy JAND JAMES H. Rl'TGHlE, OF NORTH MADISON,

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Letters Pate-nt No. 76,101, dated March 31, 1868.'

IMPROVED Peres.

TO ALL WHO'M IT MAY CONC-EBN:

Be it known that we, CHARLES O. RITCHIE and JAMES RITUHIE, both of vNorth Madison, in the county of Jefferson, and Stilte of India-na, have invented new and useful Improvements in Presses; and we do hereby declare that the followingr is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art tomalte and use the saine, reference 'being had to the accompanying drnwings, forn 1ing part of this specification. i

vThe object of this yinvention isv to construct a simple, convenient, and cheap press, one thatwill be comh plete in' itself, to be usedns a tobacco, lard, or cider-press, or any purpose of theabove nature.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the press. D Figure 2 is a side elevation of the cam-lever.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts;

A'is the base of the press, a-nd B B are standards'attached iirmly to it. T hese'standards are slotted, as

shown, the openings correspondingwith similar o'nes in the upright-s C C.` Through these slots are passed the -clamp-bolts a a'. The uprights C C are bent inward atthe top, to form afulcrum for the lever D, which is pivoted on the bolt b.

G is the chamber or matrirof the press. This chamber is formed of the metallic end-plates m m, each pierced with four holes, for thefeception of the rods c 0, which are threaded on their ends, and halve suitable .l

nuts, as'shown. The sides andyhottorn of the chamber are of Wood, and are held ign place by the rods e c.

It will readily befseen that, by loosening the nuts on the rodsc'c, the sides and .bottom may be taken out und replaced at pleasure.

E is a Vfollower, of wood, with a. metaiiicplnte on top, for 'the cam o'n the lever D'to operate against.

In'iig. 2 is shown the lever D in elevation. The end oi'` this lever is formed into a. cam, as shown,'both lever` andcam being of onepicce oi metal.` i l Operation.' I v When it -is desired to use this press, thesuhstance to be operated upon is placed in the channber G, the f ollower is puton, and the lever D then brought down, which operation oause's the earn to press the follower down` into the chamber, with great force, fora short distance. The lever is then lifted, and Vthe clamp-nuts a a loosened, which allows the standards or upriglits C C to be lowered, and, through them, the fulcrum t of the anim. lhe clamp-nuts arenow tightened, and the lever brought d'own again, as hefore, pres sing the follower down further. This operationv may be repeated as often as necessary. I l l When the substance is sufficiently pressed, thefollower is takenv out, and the nuts o n the rods c c loosened, thus allowing thc substantie pressed to beremoyed with ease. I The sides and bottom may also bereuioved for cleaningif desired.

Having thus described our invention, ,what we claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Potent, is-

An improved press, composed of the mutrix-G, provided'with binding-rods c c, the follower E, the slotted upright/s Band C, with their set-screws, and the oamflever i),all combinedandarranged substantiallyas and for the purposes shown and described. v CHARLES. 0. RITCHIE,

JAMES H. RITGHIEL Witnesses: l

HENRY CoNNn'rT, Jr., THEO. D. Cnnrsrorunn. 

